History Detectives
The same careful thinking, about evidence from the past.
Story Harbour · Ages 9–10
Fact Finder
Media literacy for kids. Your child checks short claims, sorts the evidence and decides how sure we can be. “Not enough evidence” is often a good answer.
- Cases
- 24, about 10 minutes each
- Modules
- 4, opened with stars
- Setting
- A made-up island and everyday science
How it plays
What your child does
- Split a claim into the parts that can be checked and the parts that are opinion.
- Sort every evidence card into Helps, Weakens, Does not address or Need more context.
- Pick the better of two sources, or name what a card is missing: how many, when, the unit, who made it.
- Decide: Supported, Weakened, Mixed or Not enough evidence.
Four modules
Fact or Opinion
What can be checked, and what is a point of view.
Match the Evidence
Find the card that checks one part of a claim.
Compare the Sources
Which source knows better, and how does it know?
Missing Context
Spot what a card leaves out.
For grown-ups
Good to know
- No news, politics, brands, social media or real people.
- Opinions are never marked wrong for being different: “people can disagree, and that is OK”.
- Every card has a Listen button that reads it sentence by sentence.
- The home screen shows Fact Finder to children aged 9 to 10. You can turn it on for any child in the Parent Zone.
- The game saves itself, so your child can stop at any time and pick up where they left off.
What you can set in the Parent Zone How the app handles your child’s data
Pairs well with
Data Detectives
Say only what the graph shows.
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Try Fact Finder with your family
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